DAILY?READINGS: Numbers 1; Psalms 144-145; Mark 11:27 to 12:17
The light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6
They covered His face with shame (Ps. 69:7), with spit, punches, and slaps (Matt. 26:67) They pulled the hair from His face (Isa. 50:6). His visage was unrecognizable as human (Isa. 52:14), and yet through it all the face of the Lord Jesus Christ calmly displayed the glory of God. When man did his worst, God did His best, all seen in the face of His beloved Son. God’s fullness is found in obedience. Knowing what our Lord did and endured, and the resulting glory of it, should we not remember Him as He requested? —Tom Steere
O Christ, what burdens bowed Thy head! Our load was laid on Thee;
Thou stoodest in the sinner’s stead-to bear all ill for me.
A victim led, Thy blood was shed; now there’s no load for me.—A. Cousins